It was fun while it lasted, but Neosho's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Friday. They fell to the Webb City Cardinals 34-28. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Neosho had strong showings from Cade Spiva, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown, and Denver Welch, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Those 136 rushing yards gave Spiva a new career-high.
Jackson Lucas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Webb City, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Webb City also got a significant boost from Slade Hurd, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Neosho fell to 4-1. As for Webb City, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Neosho wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 49-14 victory against Willard on the 4th. As for Webb City, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 15-13 loss against Republic on the 4th.
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